| Autor: |
Huggins AB; Ophthalmology Department, Wills Eye Hospital of Thomas Jefferson University , Philadelphia , PA , USA., Carrasco JR; Oculoplastic and Orbital Surgery Service, Wills Eye Hospital , Philadelphia , PA , USA., Eagle RC Jr; Ocular Pathology Department, Wills Eye Hospital , Philadelphia , PA , USA. |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
Orbit (Amsterdam, Netherlands) [Orbit] 2019 Dec; Vol. 38 (6), pp. 514-518. Date of Electronic Publication: 2019 Jan 27. |
| DOI: |
10.1080/01676830.2019.1567800 |
| Abstrakt: |
This is a retrospective case description of a single male patient found to have multiple endocrine neoplasia syndrome type 2B (MEN 2B). At the age of 14, he presented for evaluation of ocular irritation and eyelid thickening. Intraoperative assessment revealed mucosal lesions on the anterior dorsum of his tongue and biopsy of multiple eyelid lesions disclosed bilateral submucosal neuromas, leading to the diagnosis of MEN 2B. MEN 2B is a potentially life-threatening syndrome due to the risk of developing medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC) and pheochromocytoma. The patient was found to have MTC requiring thyroidectomy. We hope to highlight the clinical and histopathologic findings of MEN 2B in an effort to emphasize the importance of its identification in the absence of a family history. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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